Audi Facing Production Problems Because Of Ukraine War

Just as the world begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, a new crisis has emerged. Exactly one month ago,Russia began its invasion of Ukrainethat's turned into an outright war. Neither side is willing to give up. Politics aside, this stalemate is causing more production interruptions for European-based automakers, and Audi is being hit especially hard.

Automotive News Europehas confirmed with the German luxury carmaker that it "will stop production at some locations for days or weeks" due to supply issues originating from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. TheQ4 e-tron、A4、A5、A6 / A7、TT和Q7 /处置都是房颤fected. Audi has already informed its dealerships to be ready for "significantly longer delivery times" for these specific models.

The TT, Q8 and Q4 e-tron, however, are currently planned to begin limited production in the middle of next month. That's the good news. The not-so-good news is that not all engine variants will be possible. Audi did not specific which versions will be built. Meanwhile, the A4/A5 is set to continue production on March 30 and the A6/A7 on April 4. Again, these dates are subject to change because no one knows what's going to happen during the fighting.

Previously, thee-tron GTand R8, experienced temporary production shutdowns and Audi says both will come back online in two shifts starting on March 28. The A4/A5, however, will initially begin production on a single shift. If all goes well, a double shift will commence one week later.